James H. Bray

(1835 - 1913)
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 21st Virginia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
Resident of Henry County when he enlisted in Company I, 21st Virginia Infantry on 29 June 1861.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action on 18 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
Captured in action in July 1864 and imprisoned at the Old Capitol Prison, then Elmira, NY.

After the War:
He died at the R.E. Lee Camp #1 Soldier's Home in Richmond.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Riggs1.

Place of Birth: Pittsylvania County, VA
Death Date: 04/08/1913 Death Place: Richmond, VA

Notes

1 Riggs, Susan A., 21st Virginia Infantry, Lynchburg (VA): H.E. Howard, Inc., 1991, pp. 59 - 98 [AotW citation 8498]

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